“We’re building for next year. We’ve signed most of the players, and it’s all about preparing players for next year now.”

The most obvious shortcoming this season for the Jets was their finishing. They registered a ridiculous amount of shots, but failed to capitalise on these chances all season. This combined with a constantly shifting squad in attack due to injury meant the Jets could never find their rhythm going forward.

When asked about recruitment, Merrick mentioned his preference is to bring in new attackers.

“It might be either a striker, a winger, or an attacking midfielder or two.

The Jets will most likely finish in seventh place this season, which is a significant drop from the heights of last season. Despite that, there were positive signs and Merrick certainly has something to build on for next season.

“We have to learn from the mistakes we made this year, and get it right next year.